stem the tide

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stem the tide (third-person singular simple present stems the tide, present participle stemming the tide, simple past and past participle stemmed the tide)

  1. (idiomatic) To slow or stop the flow of something.
    The news report stemmed the tide of concerned calls, but didn't stop them altogether.
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